the time line of acts

  • writs of assistance

    writs of assistance
    officers could search a ship at will, just a few colonist were affected.
  • Frecnh and indian war

    Frecnh and indian war
    Britain needed money to finance the war so they start taxing the colonist.
  • proclomation of 1763

    proclomation of 1763
    the king had signed a documant saying that the colonist could not cross the appalachian mountains.The colonist were also angered because they were told what to do
  • sugar act

    sugar act
    Britain put many taxes on sugar and molasses.
  • stamp act

    stamp act
    taxes on all stamps and most paper goods
  • Quartering act

    Quartering act
    colonist had to provide food, blankets beds and candles to the soldiers. not much could have been done.
  • townshed act

    townshed act
    taxes on every household item such as glass, paper, tea, lead, ink and many ohter things.
  • boston massacre

    boston massacre
    a group of rioting protesters were shot by a group of soldiers. this made the colonist mad.
  • tea act

    tea act
    taxes were put on tea and tea merchants this had created the boston tea party.
  • boston tea party

    boston tea party
    a group of men from sons of librety dumped 90,000 pounds of tea in the harbor this had resulted in the intolerable acts
  • intolerable acts

    intolerable acts
    the port of boston was closed, this had led to the first continental meet.
  • 1st continental congress

  • lexington

  • concord

  • 2nd continental congress

  • ft. ticonderoga

  • bunker hill

  • common sense